Excel® 2016: Data Analysis with PivotTables

COURSE OVERVIEW

Advances in technology have made it possible to store ever-increasing amounts of data. Along with this, the need to analyze that data and gain actionable insight is greater than ever. You already have experience working with Excel and creating basic PivotTables to summarize data. But Excel is capable of doing much more. Being able to harness the power of advanced PivotTable features and create PivotCharts will help you to gain a competitive edge. You will not only be able to summarize data for you to analyze, but also organize the data in a way that can be meaningfully presented to others. This leads to data-driven business decisions that have a better chance for success for everyone involved.

This course presents information and skills that are appropriate for users of either the Office 2016 or Office 2019 desktop applications. However, the instructional environment for the delivery of this course utilizes Office 2016.

AUDIENCE AND PREREQUISITES

Students taking this course are experienced Excel users who are seeking to advance their data analysis capabilities by using PivotTables. To ensure your success in this course, you should have experience working with Excel 2016 and PivotTables. You should already understand spreadsheet concepts and be comfortable creating basic PivotTables. You can obtain this level of skill and knowledge by taking the following Logical Operations courses:

*Course cost listed does not include the cost of courseware. Please contact us at learn@vtec.org or 207-775-0244 for additional pricing information, or if you have any questions. Course to run is subject to a minimum enrollment. Course may run as a virtual instructor led session if the minimum enrollment is not met.

Course Objectives: - Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to use Excel advanced PivotTable functionality to analyze your raw data. Prepare data for PivotTable reporting and create PivotTables from various data sources. Analyze data by using PivotTables. Work with PivotCharts